Provenance
Gerard Hoet, Jr., died 1760, The Hague
his sale, by Arnoldus Franken, The Hague, 25-26 August 1760, nr. 44
Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky (born 1710- died 1775), Berlin
acquired in 1763 by Catherine II, empress of Russia (born 1729-died 1796), Saint Petersburg
Imperial Hermitage Gallery, Saint Petersburg
sold January 1931, as a painting by Rembrandt, through Matthiesen Gallery, Berlin,
P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London, and
M. Knoedler & Co., New York to
Andrew W. Mellon, Pittsburgh and Washington
deeded 1 May 1937 to The A.W. Mellon Educational and Charitable Trust, Pittsburgh
gift 1937 to NGA